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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). Darty-$30 per annum. WERKLY-$13 per anuqu.
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to obtain, granting that the great difficulties All communications interuled for publication in
The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be which will undoubtedly be met with the nddrowed to the Bitor, i, Ice House Road, and Chinese officials in the recruiting territories. should be acompanied by the Writer's Name and are satisfactorily overcome. From one tender Balumry badings craniummiettionsbould be addresodling firm upon whom our representative called The Editor will not sulertako te be, responsible for this morning, we learnt that the offer of 775. 6d. per month is far too low to make it templ ang rejectesi M., vor to retam suy Contribution.
ing for supplies of labour from this side. The net rate of £3. 175. 6. would be satis- factory enough but for the inclusion of food and transport which have to be deducted from wages. The offer is regarded as an extremely venturesome one and which firms of high standing would not care to make, The importation of Chinese labour now for the South African mines seems, however, practicallyassured. There has naturally been a great deal of hesitation in resorting to this expedient, and if any practicable alternative
The rates per quarter and per nisem, proportional The daily and delivered free when the address is Accesible to messenger. On copies sent by post an alditional $1,90 per quarter is clunged for postage, The postage on the weekly beat to any part of the
world is 80 cents per qonitor. Single Copies Daily, ten eens: Weekly, twenty.
tive Cents,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903.
CHINESE LABOUK FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
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JULY 29, 1903.
Fine line of rubber duting stamps and number-
Des Voeux Road.—Advi. ing machines just received by LeMunyon, 31,
DASIE Deborah Bowring (85), of Heavitree, Exeter, widow of Sir John Bowring, has left estate valued at £11891.
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FOR depositing the dead body of a newly-born child in Sing Wong Street, a native had to pay $100, or do three months' hard labour.
RATES has appeared in the district of Kuala Lumpur. Muzzling is now resorted to as preventive, as well as the destruction of vagiant dogs.
AMONGST the last list of calls to the Bar we note the following: Middle Temple, Mr. R. E. Bellios; Gray's Inn, Mr. J. W. Jones, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
THE London correspondent of the Pionzer telegraphed on July 10-Japan has demanded to be paid the difference between the silver and gold rate on the last instalment of the Chinese indemnity,
Tus tenth and final special edition of the Eton College Chronicle has been issued giving the list of Etanians who served in South Africa as 1,415, of whom 453 were mentioned in des. patches, 129 were killed, and 148 wounded. 10 days only, 10 days, Brownie Kodaks for $; at LeMunyon's, 31, Des Voeux Road --Adul
THE Koelnische Zeitung publishes a despatch from Washington characterizing as absolutely Goverment was about to impose a counter- groundless the report that the United States wailing duty on German cartel sugar.
LeMunyon has the finest line of Upera glaises! ever looked through. Prices extremely low. -- Advt.
THE following notification appears in the Gazelle--The Hongkong Regiment :Subadkar Fakir Muhammad retires on pension.
At the Magistracy this morning a Celestini had to pay $10 or go is gaol for three weeks for 'assaulting a Chinese woman on Queen's Road
Last night.
THE Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the Building Fund of the Maternity Hospital:-
Lady Goodman ...
$25
THREE "Weary Willies of German extrction," as one of our Marita contemporaries would
tives of the Fatherland, who were wandering were sent to the House of Detention this abroad without any visible means of subsistence,
morning.
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Don't neglect this chance to get a line Kodak for $5 ai LeMunyon's; 10 days only.—Advt.
TUE S Van Poo gathers that there are at present fifty-eight Russian warships including torpedo boats in Port Arthur, twenty-eight war-
ships in Vladivostock and ten at Newchwang, while the Japanese navy consists of one
hundred and ten warships at different ports of the Far East
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council will ba hold on Friday. The Hon. Shewan will ask
whether the recommendation of the Public #isi!! Works Commission, that the following additions be made to the Public Works Staff, viz. 2 Executive Engineers, 1 Assistant Engineer, 5 Overseers, and Clerk, has been carried out, and if not, why not? Several new bills will be read a first time.
MR. Stead states. that if Russia evacuated Newchwang she could starve out that port by constructing a new emporium three miles furd er up the river at a place called Inkou. | Special advantages would be offered to ships engaged in the import trade if they would stop at Inkou instead of going down to Newchwang.
had been possible it would have been eargerly | Loud Stanley, replying to a complaint regard-probably term certain unemployed representá- seized upon, as the objections to introducing ing the issue of war medals said that 390,261 the yellow clement (and especially Chi-medals and 982,070 clasps had been distributed nese) are not regarded by any means as up to the 30th ultimo, and they were expediting
production. entirely sentimental. But what has mainly A private telegram received at this office weighed with the authorities in adopting a on the 26th instant gave its the first indica less hostile attitude on the subject is the tion that the result of the Asiatic Labour fact that the present supply of Kaffers is not Commissioners' recent visit to Hongkong sufficient for the requirements of farmers was about in be made the subject of con- and other residents, apart from the mine siderable comment in London. Today we owners, and unless the supply could be in- publish a Reuter's telegram which, for the creased, "boys" would be tempted away past twenty-four hours, has been the subject from the land by the offer of higher wages of much speculation and considerable invest than private individuals celd afford to pay. igation on the part of interested individuals Moreover, there is the quel and firms she have tendered for the supply tensive public works in contemplation, which of roulic labour for South Africa on the could not be started till a better supply of occasion of Messrs. Skinner and Noyes' visit labour is available. Such considerations have here about two months ago. It will be re-
been gradually bringing the opposition into called that these two gentlemen came to the line. Draft legislation, says a telegram to Far East as a special commission of inquiry the Daily Mail, is in preparation, consisting in regard to the securing of Chinese for the of laws prohibiting immigration to the Trans Transvaal mines. While at Vancouver they vaal except under indentures. Provision is made inquiries into the employment of Chi- also being made for repatriation at the end The following are also recommended, nese in the mines and in other work there. of the contract and for enforcing registration The King's telegram to President. Roosevelt Speaking of the Chinese, Mr. Skinner re for the identification of Asiatics under the said:1 have great pleasure in entertaining and are unsurpassed in quality :--
marked that they appear to be good work-penalty of summary expulsion. The follow. Admiral Cotton and the Captains of his A-THORNE'S BLEND
men, but they will not be able to form any ing are to be the conditions for the employ-squadron and have just proposed your health real opinion of them till they have seen them ment of Asiaties:-(1) They shall be used with every feeling of cordiality and friendship." B.--GLENORCHY, MELLOW
at work in large numbers, and in similar exclusively in mining and public works; (2) PENANG is doing all it can to encourage Java. BLEND, a fine 'SODA'
work to that for which they are required in No employer shall be allowed to use less hese immigration to the Settlement and the WHISKY of great age
12.00
From Vancouver the Com-than 200; (3) Total prohibition under a Native States on the same footing as immigra C.-ABERLOUR-GLEN LIVET ..... 13-50 missioners proceeded to Hongkong en route penalty for an employer to use Asiatics as ion from India. 1og selected Javanese im- to the Malay Peninsula, where they had an skilled artisans; (4) Employers must deposit migrants were expected to arrive for the Straits D.-H.K.D. . BLEND CIF THE
opportunity of seeing the Chinese working a sum to cover the cost of repatriation at Sugar Company last week. FINEST OLD MALY SCOTCH
in the extensive tin mines of the Federated the termination of the engagement. All the WHISKIES.
States and neighbouring places. What was leading financiers are now on the side of the the impression formed by the Commissioners introduction of Asiatics, and a majority of from their personal investigation of the men
the papers is pro-Chinese. Financiers ex- pect the introduction of Chinese to com- mence in October, and within three months all the inines will be supplied. This is other authorities.
-,424 v 12| expect that far more difficulties will be met in
attumus have been made the way of prompt shipping of free emigrants June 20; Engineer Sub-Lieutenant J. W Buchanan-Hamilton, to the Leviathan, to cut than seem at present to be realized. In anyaguley, to the Leather, to date June 24 event, it is more than doubtful if two hun- Midshipman, A. Gordon, to the Vengeance, to dred thousand will be available in so short date June 13, a period as three months. It is true that, there are the teeming millions of China to THE Imperial mail, s.s, Silvia, with time-
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A. S. WATSON & Co., required for South Africa working in similar conditions in the Federated Mainy States built arobnbly he best learnt from a review meeting of the Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg, on 18th June. Advices had been received, it was stated, from the Cham- ber's Asiatic Labour Commissioner, Mr. Skinner, from China, in which he stated that he had visited California, and had found the Chinese were the best workers in the world,
ESTABLISHED (859.
A CHEE & CO.,
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THES. F. Press, refering to cucity to animals Longkong, suggests that power might be given to the Sanitary Board to deal with such cases. That body has quite enough to occupy the whole of its time without taking upon itself work that should properly be carried out by
CO., being decife, willing and obedient. An agir recruit from ; but South Africa is a long way expired hunds from Kiathos (of the Enst
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the importation of 100,000 indentured Chi-Chinese who are there are far from unanim- nesc into California for the extension of rail ons in regarding the country with the same ways, and an investigation into the proposal degree of favour and popularity that they do was being held. Regarding Japanese, Mr.
the Federated Malay States. Skinner advised that they would be willing to enter into a five years' contract at Kaffir
FURNITURE wages, but Mr. Skinter favoured the Chinese,
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
ELECTRO-PLATED,
GLASS, and
FURNITURE,
CHINA. WARES.
PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS,
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.
COUNTERPANES.
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE French armoured cruiser Afentcalm has arrived at Woosung flying the flag of Admiral Maréchal.
the evening of 19th June. The returning men were, of course, heartily welcomed by bands as sels in the harbour. The Silvia took home 20 well as by cheers of the crews of the naval ves-
officers and 70. subaltern officers and men, be sides five prisoners, who were landed first.
THE Universal Gatelle hears that a deputy of and reported that the charges brought against A PROMENADE concert is being held on the the Tarlar. General of Kirin (Central Man them had been greatly exaggerated. This lawn of Pagado Bungalow, Kowloon, on Sa-churia) is now in Shanghai with the object of opinion might be supplemented by those of turday.
purchasing 3,000 stands of modern rifies to Mr. C. G. Warnford Luck, general manager
take back to. Kirin. This, continues that paper, of the Raub Gold Mining Co., who wrote in his last report that underground, the Chi- naman, taken all round, has absolutely no rival. He is hard-working and enduring beyond any other race-white, brown, or black-in this climate; he gives many evid- ence of ingenuity, and his love of gambling makes him prefer piecework. He has his faults, of course.
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But his work
You want au Opera glass from LeMunyon's 31, Des Voeux Road, before they are all gone.
Adri.
THE Japan Times calls Count Itagaki's new party "a mixed gang of bribe-takers, ex-soshi
and doubtful sozialista."
is the second time a depuly has come from Kirin to Shanghai to buy 3,ro rifles within the space of a few weeks and it is stated that the Kirin Tartar General wants the arms to prepare against the eventualities of war.
By kind permission of Major Radcliffe and Officers, the land of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play too following programme at the Kowloon Hotel, during dinner, to-morrow
is astonishingly cheap, especially if a little patience and trouble be taken to instruct him. No better evidence of the capabilities of these Chinese miners could be wanted than the way in which they carried out
PRIOR to the departure of the cruiser Levia- the work of straightening and re-timbering | Jhon for the China Station members of the Navy League went over her as she lay in Portsmouth dockyard.
THREE cases of plague were notified during evening (weather permitting):~. the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day. Two proved fatal. The total since January 1st is now 1,368.
PHOTOGRAPHIC Koman Shaft, under condition that the
DEPARTMENT.
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1992.
CARMICHAEL
CLARKE,
(728d
AND
CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND
SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS.
REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
TELEGRAMS: "Carmichael,” Hougkong.
A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition.
A. 1. Code.
Lieber's Standard Code.
TELEPONE, 232,
Hongkong, 20th March, 1903,
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SIR Ilector MacDonald's will has been proved for 4402. It is dated Unballa, 1899; and everything is lafs to his son. The will directs that the charger " Knuwall" be shot.
white miners would not face" Returning to Hongkong, Mr. Skinner made it a point to communicate with the most reputable firms-both British and foreign-in the Colony with a view to obtain offers from them for the supply of coolie labour to the extent of from one hundred to two hundred THE Borneo Syndicate has received the fol thousand men. Tenders have been made, lowing telegram from Mr. Robertson (mining although one British firm declined to sub-expert in Borneo) refer.ing to Manganese: mit an offer under contract. They hold "Width of the lode is 11 ft; lode well defined; that the facility for obtaining a large num-lode shows every indication of permanency; ber of coolies was somewhat doubtful unless tons in weight 1,000," touting was resorted to by the headmen
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who might have to take recourse to mea- sures for securing emigrants from the interior which would at once be open to grave objection on the score of per fectly free emigration. This appears to be a generally conceded belief. It is thought that no difficulty will arise in connection IT is not considered etiquette for a harder to with the first batch of some five or eight assault & landlord and cause general disturb ance in which glasses, flowerpots and articles
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THE Russian Minister of Finance has decided to continue for another decade the privilege hi- therto enjoyed by all Russian vessels--that is, all ships carrying the Russian flag, trading is the Far East-of having the Suez Canal dues refunded by the State Exchequer. Of late years this privilege has cost the Imperial Govern nient about £100,000 per annum, The Volun teer Fleet Association has, of course, been the chief beneficiary under this preferential Treat ment, but as the Firet is really an adjunct of the Imperial Navy, it is only a matter of accounts.
On Friday at about 1 aim, four lungentence THE joint service of the Eastern Extension men contrived to make their escape from the and Great Northern Telegraph Companies will Britishi Consular Gaol, Shanghai. They gagged be discontinued from the 1st Augas, when and handcuffed the warde: on duty and took each Company will then have its own separate his keys, How they managed to reach the counter where telegrams will be accepted forwarder at such an hour is inexplicable. The transmission by either Company's lines. men are all desperate characters, and as far as we can ascertain the two Americans charged last year with stealing Mr. Derby's houseboat are among them. The police are making a diligent search for the fugitives, but so far have
have been most carefully planned.-N. C. D.
A FIRE broke out in Gough Street shortly after half-past seven last evening, and the Fire Brigade bad considerable difficulty is getting it under control. The first and second floors were entirely guited, while the upper storey was considembly damaged. When, the roof fell in several Chinese narrowly escaped injury
SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be beld to-narrow at 4.15 p.m.
ORDERS OF THE DAY. Additional Standing Orders. The report of the Sanitary Surveyor for the and quarter of 1903,
Mr. Pollock, pursuant to notice, will move :-- That a Sub-committee of the Board be appointed to consider what amend- ments appear to be desirable in the Public Health and Buildings Ordin ance, 1903, and to report thereon to the Board
G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary. Agenda-Con spond nce relative to the erection of the Disinfecting Station at Kowloon,
Correspondence relative to the proposed" erection of a public latrine on a triangular space behind the Harbour Office.
Application for extension of time to remove the illegal cubicles and cement the kitchen walls, in No. 4, Gough Street,
Letter from Sir Robert Hart re the supply of plague returns by Commissioners of Customs al Swatow, Canton, &c.
Applications for the registration of Nos. 148, Hollywood Road, 124, Market Street, ground floor, and 55, Wellington Street, as bake. houses, and for the renewal of such licence in respect of No. 81, Queen's Road West.
Application for the registration of No. 17, Elgin Road, Kowloon, as a dairy.
Applications for the registration of Nos. 10 Lower Lascar Row, and 192, Queen's Road West, as far boiling establishments, and for
the renewal of such licences in respect of Nos. 480, 490 and 498, Queen's Road West,
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Further conspondence relative to the re- newal of the, bake-house licence for No. 218. Queen's Road West.
Petition from Kau Chon, scavenging coas tractor in Kowloon City, &c.,. relative to the
JAPANESE Minister Takahira, at Washington will not go to Japan this summer to spend his vacation. He has been requested by his Gov-erection of a privately-owned public latrine on
a certain site in Kowloon City, ernment to remain in America indefinitely in view of the importance of diplomatic business now pending. The Minister had been granted six months' leave, to begin July 1st, and was about to leave for San Francisco en route home
GUNNERY-Lieutenant A. A. M. Duff, of the Majestic, has begun improving upon Captain Percy Scott's mechanical appliances, and, if all one hears be true, other officers are applying their ingenuity in the same direction. It was not to be expected that Captain Percy Scott's originality. inventions spoke the last word that was to be "They had the merit of CHINA IN MANCHURIA ARMING.
A Moukden dispatch states that the Chinese officials in the various cities and towns of the Three Manchurian provinces have received sccret instructions from their Tarjar Generals to raise as many ablebodied meni as possible within their respective jurisdictions, whilst arms of modern make have also been dis- tributed to the officials concerned. It is com puted that the Chinese authorities in Man- choria have already distributed in secret.at least 60,000 slands of Mausery with '200
Report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. on a sample of pork sent by Mr. O. F. Ribeiro for examination.
Further correspondence relative to the plan of 15 houses proposed to be erected on Aberdeen Inland Lot No. 76.
Applications for exemption from the prog vision of a yard for Nos, 244, Queen's Road Central, z, Pokfulam Poad, 48 and 58, Des Vaux Road Central, and for a modification of Section 180 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 in spect of 6 houses proposed to be built on Kowloon Inland. Lot No. 900, and No. 27,
June 13th and 20th, 1903. Batistics far the
Lended.
Application requesting that the ground loors of Nos. 50, 52 and $4, Lower Lascar Row, may be occupied as domestic dwellings.
Lime-washing return. for the fortnight
coded 21st July, 1903.
Kat return for the fortnight ended 27th July, 1993.
Plan of houses to be erected on Kowloon Inlands Lois 1,104 and 1,105. ~
Plans showing yard spaces of houses on Reclamation Marine Lots 63A -and 63 section
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Further correspondence relative to the cartridges for each, so that in the provincial Capitals Moukden (Féngtien province) Kirin application for exemption from the provision of (Kiria province) and Tsitsihar (Heitung-backyards for Nus, 48 and 58. Des Vœux Road chiang province) there is quite a dearth in firearms of modern pattern. When the Kassians came down from Siberia in 1900 the mandarins buried large quantities of their Mausers and ammunition in all sorts of un-
Application relative to concreting that ground surfaces of the basement, yard, servants quarters and kitchens of No. 23, Robinson Road.
Application for the registration of No. 26,? Elgin Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, first floor, as A public laundry,
Correspondence relative to the appoin ment of all existing Sanitary Inspectors to be Inspectors of Nuisances under the Sale of Food and Drage Ordinance, 1896.
likely places-to be dug up in times of emergency. In June last, however, some one gave the secret to certain Russians and this becoming known the arms were battily and as quietly as possible transported to the officials of smaller cities so that when search was sub- sequently made by the Russians very few arms were discovered by them. Whether the newly
Correspondence relative to the probi raised men are meant by the mandarins to give ion against the importation of Dogs from
Shangbai. with Japan is an open question, but more provision of back and for premises. No.2, Des
Application for exemption from the pro bably the Manchus will look on at the struggle and then join the victors in crushing more completely the vanquished.-N. C. D. News,
assistance to the Russians in the event of war
IMPORTED SUGAR.
aux Road West, and for a modification of the requirements of Section 56 of Ordinance No.
13 of 1901 as amended by Section 3 of Ordin- ance No. 23 of Igor in respect of Nos. 11,13. and 15, Taipingshan Street, Nos. 189, 200 and 102, Hollywood Road, Nos. 2, and 4, Kramer - Street, and for a modification of the require meats of Section 175 of Ordinance No of 1993 in respect of No. 45, Market Street, No. 126; Queen's Road West, No.-344, Queen's ( Road West, ground floor..
*SHIPPING AND MAILS.
The rules, published with the notification of the Government of India, dated the 14tb August, 1902, for the identification of sugar chargeable on impostation into India with an additional or special duty provide that the cer tificates of exporters relating to sugar shipped from a port in any country other than the United Kingdom shall be altested by the Bri tish Consular Officer at the port in such coun try. It has now been brought to notice that sugar is shipped to India from certain ports in Java, and from Penang, Hongkong and Mauri- thus, where there is no British Consul; and the Government of India have been pleased to decide that at the ports mentioned the signa tures of certain specified officials may be ac- cepted by Collectors of Customs in lieu of the signature of a Consul; unless the Collector considers in any particular case that further inquiry should be made. In the case of sugar liable to additional or special duty shipped to The C.. P.. R. Co's. s.s. Empress of India India from other ports at which there is net Vancouver p.m., 27th inst., for
MAILS DUE, English (Valetta) 31st insi. American (Hongkong Maru) 4th prox, German (Kiautichou) 5th prox. German (Prins Heinrich) 5th prox." American (City of Peking) 13th prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 16th prox. The C. C. S. S. Co.'s us. Lothian from San Francisco on 29th inst.
The P. & 0. S.: N. Co.'s 3.5. Nankin left Singapore for this port on 28th inst, at 2pm.... The C. C. S. S. Co's 55. Chingue from San Francisco, 3rd inst, left Moji on 28th, and is due here on Sunday next.
hundred who will be required to proceed to of furniture are smashed. For such disorderly been unsuccessfot, The whole affair seems to British Consul, the Collectors of Customs the usual Forts of Calling kong
their destination as a sort of a "trial" lot. conduct one of the boarders at the Western
News. [355e But subsequently recruits may not be so easy
"HE Beer to drink in the uopics is the Beer made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL
THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer
made in the tropics—SAN MIGUEL.
Hotel was this morning ordered to pay $5. THE Beer to drink in the tropics in the Beer
made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL.
"HE Beer to drink'in the tropics is the Beer
made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL.
should exercise the discretion allowed to them-Rangoon Times,
THE Bear to drink in the tropics is the Beer
made is the tropics-SAN MIGUELE
The II. T. B. Co's sis. Lyra tailed from Victoria for Yokohama and the usual, ports on 16th oft, and is due here on or about 15th prox
"HE Beer to drink in the tropics in the Beer. made in the ropice-SAN MIGUEL